Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 34
परिधानं न जानन्ति काश्चिद्दृष्ट्वा वराङ्गनाः । उत्तरीयं तथा चान्या महामोहसमन्विताः
paridhānaṃ na jānanti kāściddṛṣṭvā varāṅganāḥ | uttarīyaṃ tathā cānyā mahāmohasamanvitāḥ
اُسے دیکھ کر بعض حسین عورتیں یہ بھی نہ جان سکیں کہ وہ کیا پہنے ہوئے ہیں؛ اور کچھ پر ایسا شدید فریبِ دل طاری ہوا کہ اوڑھنی کا بھی ہوش نہ رہا۔
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)
Tirtha: Dāruvana (narrative-kṣetra)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Bhārata
Scene: Some women stand bewildered, hands half-raised, garments slipping as they forget themselves; others clutch an upper cloth in confusion; the Deity remains composed, highlighting the contrast between divine steadiness and human moha.
FAQs
Desire and delusion can erase self-awareness and propriety; dharma requires guarding the mind before guarding appearances.
Daruvana is the narrative setting; the Revā Khaṇḍa context ties the story to the wider sacred landscape of the Skanda Purāṇa.
None; it is a cautionary narrative depiction.